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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 669 days older than the more expensive GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 2% better in Halo Infinite than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 50 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $199.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Halo Infinite than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $3.98 vs $6.1 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 120 vs 165 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 6 vs 4 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
50
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
94%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
87%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
| $549 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
$30.36/FPS
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